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TOKYO — Former Nissan director Greg Kelly, cleared on most counts and handed a suspended sentence in the long-running Tokyo trial over alleged financial misconduct by Carlos Ghosn, has left to return to the United States after more than three years of prosecution in Japan. Kelly, accompanied by his wife Dee, were escorted to Tokyo’s […]

Dealers in West Virginia are pushing for major changes to the state’s franchise law that would define their role in vehicle reservations and when a dealership should be compensated after over-the-air updates are performed by an automaker. West Virginia’s House of Delegates last week unanimously passed the bipartisan bill known as HB 4560, which is

Lucid made big promises for its launch vehicle, the sleek and luxurious Air sedan. And the California electric vehicle startup delivered, with a record 520 miles of EPA range, blistering performance and futuristic styling. Now, the Saudi-backed automaker is struggling to push enough Air models out the door of its Arizona factory to meet the

The vehicles and auto parts endangered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine may seem thousands of miles away from being a real problem. But the war could bring new worries to an issue that’s already bedeviling automakers: the global microchip shortage. Ukraine is the source for 70 percent of the world’s output of neon. Neon

The vehicles and auto parts endangered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine may seem thousands of miles away from being a real problem. But the war could bring new worries to an issue that’s already bedeviling automakers: the global microchip shortage. Ukraine is the source for 70 percent of the world’s output of neon. Neon

WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it denied a General Motors  request that would have allowed the automaker to avoid fixing headlight glare problems on about 725,000 U.S. sport utility vehicles. If the agency had agreed to declare the problem inconsequential, GM would not have been required to notify customers

TOKYO – Honda Motor Co., in the midst of a radical corporate makeover, will team with Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. on a new joint venture to develop and sell electric vehicles. Honda and Sony said they will form a new company this year for “high value-added” battery electrics and commercialize them in conjunction with

TuSimple Holdings Inc. on Thursday said it was replacing its CEO in a decision it called part of a “planned executive succession,” but which took Wall Street by surprise and caused its shares to plummet more than 20 percent. The self-driving trucking company said Xiaodi Hou, up until now TuSimple’s chief technology officer, will replace

TOKYO — A Tokyo court has found the former Nissan executive Greg Kelly guilty of playing a role in helping former boss Carlos Ghosn allegedly hide more than $80 million in deferred compensation. But after more than three years of prosecution, Kelly, 65, was given a six-month suspended sentence by chief judge Kenji Shimotsu. The

Asbury Automotive Group Inc. has sold one of two Lexus dealerships it told Automotive News it would need to divest after 2021 acquisitions pushed its store count for the luxury brand beyond framework limits. Gurley Leep Automotive Family, of Mishawaka, Ind., on Feb. 14 bought Plaza Lexus in Creve Coeur, Mo., west of St. Louis,